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Job Description
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9099.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geothermal Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Geothermal Technicians
- Operator Technician
- Operations Technician
- Mechanical Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Technician (I C & E Technician)
- Instrumentation and Electrical Technician (I & E Technician)
- Instrument and Controls Technician (I & C Technician)
- Control Room Operator (CRO)
- Control Operator
- Pump Technician
- PPO (Power Plant Operator)
- Plant Technician
- Plant Operator
- Plant Mechanic
- Plant Control Operator
- Operator
- Operations and Maintenance Technician
- Mechanic
- Ground Source Heat Pump Technician (GSHP Technician)
- Geothermal Technician
- Geothermal System Installer
- Geothermal HVAC Technician (Geothermal Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Technician)
- Geothermal Field Technician
- Distribution Field Technician
- Corrosion Technician
Tasks for “Geothermal Installer”
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Dig trenches for system piping to appropriate depths and lay piping in trenches.
- Operate equipment such as excavators, backhoes, rock hammers, trench compactors, pavement saws, grout mixers or pumps, geothermal loop reels, and coil tubing units (CTU).
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
- Weld piping, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping, using techniques such as butt, socket, side-wall, and electro-fusion welding.
- Apply coatings or operate systems to mitigate corrosion of geothermal plant equipment or structures.
- Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Determine the type of geothermal loop system most suitable to a specific property and its heating and cooling needs.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Backfill piping trenches to protect pipes from damage.
Related Technology & Tools
- Channel lock pliers
- Wire cutters
- Grout pumps
- Air wrenches
- Coil tubing units
- Pyrometers
- Straight screwdrivers
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Protective respirators
- Safety gloves
- Wire strippers
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Valve wrenches
- Well drilling rigs
- Depth meters
- Ratchet sets
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Alignment clamps
- Personal computers
- Grout mixers
- Deburring tools
- Desktop computers
- Pavement saws
- Safety glasses
- Trench compacters
- Butt fusion machines
- Pipe cutters
- Claw hammers
- Air monitoring equipment
- Portable welding equipment
- Laptop computers
- Socket wrench sets
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Tracked excavators
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- SAP
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- Distributed control system DCS
- Autodesk AutoCAD